The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-25
A GREAT GAME OF FOOTBALL
Twenty-Five Thousand People Witness
aCOntest Between Harvard and Yale.
The Decisive Struggle for the Inter- Collegiate
Championship-Yale Wins the Pennant
after Hot and Exciting Fight.


vania. this morning. at the Polo grounds in
football match. The game was won by Yves
leyan by score of 10 to 4
Fully 300 people paid admission to the Polo
grounds, this afternoon. in order to witness the
decisive inter -collegiats championship game of
football Yale and Harvard represe natives
were to face each other. and the result would
give the pennant to the blue to the crimson
Each had won the same number of games. each
had defeated Priuceton's strong team bv IL to O.
aud. besides all this, there was the undying
rivalry between the two Both had by strenu-
hous efforts got out their strongest teams. and
the game was to be played its merits
OF course the whole 10000 could not
find seats in the grand stand the
bleaching boards; nor did they want to. Enthu-
siasts stood eight and ten deep against the ropes
on the north and west sides of the grounds, and
behind them stood a hundred or more tally
hoes carriages and vehicles of almost every de-
seription, whose springs and woodwork creak ed
and eroaned under overweighted freights of yell
ing collegians and alumni, and ladies. who took
apparently, equal interest In the contest.
Everywhere punches of ribbon. streamers and
flags iuttered. Yale's blue predomnated;
Harvard's crimson came next. and Columbian,
Priacetonan. Union, Wesleyan and Pennsyl-
'vania coiors went to make mp bright and
pretty picture be imagined. Not only
were the "Rah, rah, rah rah, Yale" and "Rah,
rah, rah, rah. Harvard" heard but Princeton's
and Columbias cries were sent forth. Column
bias ended with Harvard" and Prineeton's
with yale" These were straws which showed
the desires of the colleges.
After a few minutes practice for warming uu,
the teams faced each other. The referee was T.
A. Baker and the umpire James Hancock, both
Princeton men. Harvard won the toss. and
and a IND Al 20 ia
ball Then the fun began. Beecher dribbled,
and Graves, '88. got il. but was quickly downed.
Yales rushers did good work, and gradually
forced Harvard back then Yale went back. Bull
got in good kick. and the ball clear to
Sears. The latter started to run, but soon be-
came the foundation OF pyramid of kicking legs
and swinging arms The ball was forced fifteen
yards through Yale. Markoe. Harding aud
Sears did great rushing. Then Graves, '88. got
the leather, and. dodging around. carried the
ball short distance forward. but Bovden upset
him. got the ball. and was around the left eud be-
fore he downed. Then each side made long
kick. and Beecher. who was everywhere through
out the game. got the ball. In the next scrim-
mage. Porter made fine run through all oppo-
sition. but Bull tossed him. This was all in the
center OF the field. No side had gained any de-
cided advantage Then Harvard was given five
yards for false tackle. Porter made grand
rush, diagonally across the field. to Yale's TWEEN
ty-five yard line When in play again, Graves.
'91. got the ball. and carried il back about the
same distance. Yale tackled foul in the next
ecrlmmage and Harvard got five yards more.
A scrimmage followed, in which a Harvard man
used his feet too freely. and was warned Har-
ward Kissed Then Graves, 49, had his sore leg
hurt again. and he gave place TO Wurtem-
berg. who played in his place in the
Princeton Yale game Beecher did some more
fine work, but the gain was partially lost by
foul tackle that advanced Harvard FIVE yards.
The Blue Kissed. Then Corbin used his weight
and long legs. and went through the crimson
line like shot. He carried the ball twenty five
yards before he downed The work
growing hot, with no advantage to either side.
Slowly. but surely. however. the Blne Stock
ings advanced to Harvard's line Then Bull
had a chance for a goal on drop kick. He &C
cepted it. and as tho ball sailed ever the bar
blue. Score-Yale, 5; Harvard, O.
Back to the cen ter the ball was taken and put
in play without delay: Wurtembere missed q
chance to rush through good opening, but Bull
overcame the loss by good kick. Sears sent
the ball back. Bull got it and moved forward
fifteen yards before he was put under cover. It
Yale's ball, and Beecher lodged through
and ran forty yards and to the south boundary
before ne was downed by Porter. The exceency
fought we'll and eamely. Slowly the bali went
back TO the crimson goal. and then Wurtemberg
with 1t to the twenty fve-yard line. Sears
downed him. The next scrimmage was hot, but
Corbin ran through and secured touchdown.
Yale yelled and the crimson flags stopped fut-
terine. for Bull had a kick for goal. 1t was an
ugly one, at a sharp angle but it got there and
the score sfood-Yale. H. Harvard, 0.
The ball was placed, and Sears made long
kick. Bull sent the ball back. and then a lively
scrimmage followed. in which Harvard gained
considerably. The crimson was playing desper
ately Sears kicked the ball within the blues
twenty -fve-yard line Bull fumbled it, ard be-
fore ne could recover he was downed. The
struggle was fierce. Harvard put the ball with
in five feet of touch-stone. but then it
Yale's ball She finally managed to get the ball
out about fifteen feet. In the scrimmage Sears
got the leather and around and through the
opposition As he crossed the line and fell on
the ball. time was called The referee said that
the touchdown came thirty seconds too late TO
count. Harvard's team kicked. and their fell
low ssudeats Missed, but TO avail The first
stOO0-Yeie.
Harvard. o.
Meantime the crowd had increased to about 25.-
coo. When time was called for the second half.
after fifteen minutes intermsson. Yale had the
lower goal and the wind was with Harvard. The
or die. The rush line went forward and Sears
followed. His kick good Bull sent
the ball back to center, and then lively scrim-
mage followed. Porter made good run. but
moment later Wurtemberg had put the ball
back third time the length OF the field. Yale
made foul tackle in the next lush and Har-
and Boyden then helped Harvard
sideraby, and got the ball threaten
ingly close to Yale's goal. Cumnock was
disqualified and Appleton took his place.
gradually Harvard forced the bal! down by |
zigzag course to within less than foot of Yae's
line. Porter Boyden and Wood did most of the |
work, the latter ploughIoe along on his stomach |
for ten yards through maze of legs. Yale rail- |
lied and drove the ball away. Then Porter |
made an advance of ten yards and Harvard got |
five yards for foul tackle. Yale drove the ball
back again. Beecher got loft side" and Har- |
ward reaped five yards on it. Graves fumhled |
the ball. and it was stopped by Bull about five |
inches inside the line. By desperate fighting |
Yale sent the ball outside, fifteen yards away |
from the line Il was brought in TWENTY-FIVE |
feet In the scrimmage Porter got the ball and |
had excellent show for run that must have |
yielded touch down. but he slipped and fell. |
Corbin kicked the ball, but it renounded. and
Graves compelled to make a touchdown for
safety. Score--Yale, IL; Harvard, 2
The next scrimmaee resulted in Bull kicking
the ball to right center Yale followed with ex-
celleQt w OOdruH
which ended in Bull kicking to Harvards twenty
fve-yard line. Sears then gave out and SAKE took
his place. Bull got in what would have been
good kick had the ball not struck Markoes chest
and bounded back past Bull. Harvard made
grand rush them and Porter. getting the ball.
carried il TO within fifteen yards of Yale. His
rnnnias, and a1rixa of